Getting hired as mature workers: They got new jobs after age 55

Ms Angela Mah, 58, changed jobs in 2019 to become a medical concierge with Prudential Singapore. ST PHOTO: ALPHONSUS CHERN
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SINGAPORE – When Ms Angela Mah applied for a new job in 2019, she did not expect to land the role. “I didn’t think I would be considered because I was already 55 then. I was pleasantly surprised,” she says.

Ms Mah is now 58 and a medical concierge with Prudential Singapore. She helps policyholders liaise with a hospital’s business office when claiming medical expenses.

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